Overheard on the Boston Board

"Side-by-side seats at the chefs counter at Craigie. In this seating configuration, and with all the bustle of chefs cooking, plating and talking in front of you, it's definitely not romantic, yet interesting. Plus you get to see everything that comes out of the kitchen, and how it got that way." – barleywino on a nonromantic spot to take a professional colleague

"Morel season is starting!! They're starting to pop up! Take a look in your back yards, particularly if you've got an old apple tree." – justbeingpolite on a local 'shroom that people may not even realize grows in their yards

"Most entrees are not particularly authentic, but they are comforting, and the pickled purple cabbage is just fantastic. The fish with cilantro sauce is ... one of the best entrees there. They make a fine mole sauce, good on chicken and great on enchiladas. The enchiladas poblanas are quite good. A perennial 'special' there is the enchiladas suizas, with a pleasant green sauce." – lipoff on Sol Azteca